NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The 2014 season gets underway for the State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball this weekend, as the Hawks compete in the Clarkson Classic hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., from Friday-Saturday, Aug. 29-30.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS:
New Paltz (34-7 in 2013, NCAA New York Regional Finalists)- Kills: Becca Borquist (3.47 per set), Morgan Roessler (2.23 per set), Alex Bizub (2.02 per set), Katy Herbst (1.27 per set)
- Hitting Percentage: Roessler (.317), Brittany Tyack (.290), Borquist (.224)
- Assists: Herbst (0.38 per set), Borquist (0.22 per set)
- Service Aces: Borquist (0.44 per set), Alli Coleman (0.44 per set), Anna Paulik (0.29 per set)
- Digs: Herbst (4.02 per set), Borquist (3.10 per set), Paulik (1.93 per set), Katy Braddon (0.86 per set)
- Blocks: Roessler (0.96 per set), Coleman (0.67 per set), Brittany Tyack (0.59 per set)
Calvin (35-1 in 2013, NCAA Division III National Champions)- Kills: Maggie Kamp (4.26 per set), Ellie Diepersloot (2.20 per set), Laura Danhoff (2.00 per set), Emily Crowe (1.93 per set)
- Hitting Percentage: Maggie Kamp (.320), Crowe (.299), Danhoff (.295), Robin Wondergem (.294)
- Assists: Stacey Kamp (0.67 per set), Maggie Kamp (0.41 per set), Jamie Visser (0.40 per set)
- Service Aces: Laura Hop (0.52 per set), Elise Biesboer (0.37 per set), Danhoff (0.32 per set)
- Digs: Maggie Kamp (2.43 per set), Biesboer (2.18 per set), Kooiman (1.81 per set)
- Blocks: Crowe (0.99 per set), Danhoff (0.71 per set), Maggie Kamp (0.54 per set), Stacey Kamp (0.40 per set)
Clarkson (36-7 in 2013, NCAA Quarterfinals)- Kills: Victoria Kirkemo (3.04 per set), Aishvina Arasu (2.78 per set), Adrienne Walker (2.20 per set), Lauren Hutchinson (1.72 per set)
- Hitting Percentage: Walker (.359), Arasu (.255), Kirkemo (.206)
- Assists: Kirkemo (0.20 per set), Walker (0.13 per set)
- Service Aces: Kirkemo (0.69 per set), Kirstie Shurie (0.42 per set), Walker (0.38 per set)
- Digs: Kirkemo (2.65 per set), Shurie (2.33 per set), Kristen Orlandini (1.37 per set), Arasu (0.97 per set)
- Blocks: Danielle Farabee (0.62 per set), Walker (0.59 per set), Hutchinson (0.30 per set)
Roger Williams (31-4 in 2013, NCAA New England Regional Semifinalists)- Kills: Elizabeth Flaherty (2.88 per set), Kristen Boyer (2.20 per set), Brittany McMullen (2.14 per set)
- Hitting Percentage: McMullen (.353), Kristen Neff (.257), Flaherty (.239)
- Assists: Nicole Weber (6.47 per set)
- Service Aces: Sarah McAniff (0.42 per set), Flaherty (0.34 per set), Darian Tredennick (0.29 per set)
- Digs: Tredennick (3.69 per set), Flaherty (3.04 per set), McAniff (2.48 per set), Boyer (2.41 per set)
- Blocks: McMullen (0.84 per set), Andrea Gorman (0.48 per set), Flaherty (0.43 per set)
Simmons (11-25 in 2013)- Kills: Nicole Alberghini (1.90 per set), Kat Guillotte (0.97 per set), Abby Hart (0.95 per set)
- Hitting Percentage: Alberghini (.172), Andalyn Duke (.129)
- Service Aces: Duke (0.28 per set), Guillotte (0.26 per set), Alex Itasaka (0.22 per set)
- Digs: Itasaka (3.59 per set), Guillotte (2.80 per set), Duke (1.87 per set)
- Blocks: Hart (0.42 per set), Alberghini (0.23 per set)
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz will compete at the Vassar Tournament from Sept. 5-6, starting with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, Sept. 5, at 4 p.m.